More than one adjective before a noun

More than one adjective before a noun we connect them with a hyphen. No hyphen when it comes after the noun.

The blue-eyed cat has just had a bath.

When we use more than one adjective before a noun, which are one idea, we connect them with a hyphen.• He is a good-looking man. (The meaning is not good man and looking man. The meaning is a man that looks good. So we link the adjectives)• The slow-moving train arrived late.

When the adjectives come after the noun we don’t use a hyphen.Compare:• The blue-eyed cat has just had a bath.• The cat with blue eyes has just had a bath.• The slow-moving train arrived late. • The train was slow moving so it arrived late.

When the adjectives before the noun are different ideas we put a comma between them.• The furry, black cat. (The meaning is that the cat is furry, and the cat is black)

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